top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon


Here's my list in some semblance of order:

1. how to more critically listen to music and determine what my system is doing right and what areas could stand some improvement
2. room shape and speaker position matter a lot
3. about other websites where I can get more detailed information on a particular subject
4. importance of the source
5. importance of good power cables
6. importance of a solid foundation for your equipment
7. importance of tonearm and cartridge matching and setup
8. about silver fuses
9. concepts related to amp and speaker matching
10. the concept of overall system balance and working towards a particular system sound.

I have really learned quite a bit by coming on this site. I generally used to think I knew my way around HiFi gear, having built speakers and owned various systems over the years, some that worked "pretty good" (put together by budget, market research, ear and accident), and some... well, not-so-much. I have a much better idea of where my understanding is now (thus the screen name), and feel like I am only scratching the surface.

With that said, every time I listen to my system these days I am aware of how much better it sounds compared to only a few years ago - due in large part to advice based on your writings and rantings on here. And this accomplished by adding many tweaks, a few key accessories and without adding or swapping very many major parts over that time span (except three turntables and four cartridges [but no microphone!]). Thanks Agoners for all the great information!!!
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1. Every subject has it's contrarian
2. Minutiae abounds in audio
3. Tangential comments can take over a thread
4. There are no absolutes in audio
5. Tvad responds to every post
6. A wicked sense of humor is manadatory
7. Members can spot a shill quickly
8. Spelling is a challenge for many
9. Typing is a challenge for the rest
10. Many wonderful, helpful, generous people are 'Goners
1. Ignorance is bliss
2. Everything can be related to cars
3. Everything can be related to the "power paradigm"
4. Room size is everything
5. I now know the best speakers under $300
6. I should drive those same speakers with $10,000 amps
7. "Tubes rule. SS drools"
8. Whatever someone owns is beyond reproach
9. Whatever someone sells is beyond reproach
10. Tvad is always right
11. There is no magic involved with Magicos
12. Democrats like Class D. Republicans like Class A
13. Yes, there really is a genre called "Black Metal"
14. Superman uses a really expensive power cord in his system
15. Yes, there really is such a thing as a $5000 IC
16. we should all sell our belt drive turntables. DD is really the bomb after all.
17. take a 30 year old DD table and add thousands of dollars worth of enhancements and your records will finally sound great
18. All the good tubes were made years ago by people who are now dead so prepare for the great tube depression coming our way in about 20 years or so.
19. Equipment by Soundesign does not sell well on Audiogon.
20. The fewer people who actually own a piece and the more expensive it is, the better it has to be.